Lockdown – Page 27 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

UK

UK lockdown won’t be replaced with ‘a free for all,’ Johnson warns unveiling 3-tier Covid winter plan

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

Gyms and non-essential shops will be allowed to reopen when England’s second national coronavirus lockdown ends on December 2, PM Boris Johnson said on Monday, and sports fans will be allowed back into outdoor stadiums. … Read More >UK lockdown won’t be replaced with ‘a free for all,’ Johnson warns unveiling 3-tier Covid winter plan

UK

No ‘normal’ Christmas will be possible this year, UK finance minister warns, though families may be able to get together

Posted on November 23, 2020By Editor

Christmas celebrations will not be “normal” this year due to the coronavirus situation, British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has warned, as England prepares to switch from a blanket lockdown to region-based restrictions. … Read More >No ‘normal’ Christmas will be possible this year, UK finance minister warns, though families may be able to get together

EU

WATCH clashes break out in Germany after rally against Covid-19 lockdown canceled last minute

Posted on November 22, 2020November 22, 2020By Editor

Coronavirus skeptics and counter-protesters clashed with each other and police after a rally against the lockdown in the German city of Leipzig was called off by the organizers shortly after it was scheduled to begin. … Read More >WATCH clashes break out in Germany after rally against Covid-19 lockdown canceled last minute

World

South Australia 6-day statewide lockdown imposed over 1 person’s ‘LIE’ to contact tracers, authorities admit as they REVOKE order

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

A new lockdown over South Australia is set to be lifted after officials revealed the restrictions were brought on the basis of a deliberate “lie” told to contact tracers, prompting a “fuming” rebuke from the state executive. … Read More >South Australia 6-day statewide lockdown imposed over 1 person’s ‘LIE’ to contact tracers, authorities admit as they REVOKE order

World

South Australia announces immediate six-day lockdown over fears of Covid second wave

Posted on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020By Editor

The South Australian government has imposed a six-day “circuit breaker” lockdown from midnight on Wednesday in an attempt to halt a highly contagious outbreak of coronavirus linked to a citizen who returned from the UK. … Read More >South Australia announces immediate six-day lockdown over fears of Covid second wave

EU

‘Merkel must go, democracy must stay!’ Anti-lockdown protesters detained, doused with water cannon at central Berlin rally (VIDEO)

Posted on November 18, 2020December 1, 2020By Editor

Protesters have taken to the streets in downtown Berlin to denounce a bill that would enshrine lockdown measures into German law. The police detained several people and deployed water cannons when the crowd refused to leave. … Read More >‘Merkel must go, democracy must stay!’ Anti-lockdown protesters detained, doused with water cannon at central Berlin rally (VIDEO)

EU

No end in sight for lockdown even as France brings coronavirus under control, French minister warns

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020By Editor

French Health Minister Oliver Veran has warned that the country can’t set a date for the end of the national lockdown right now, but reassured the public the country was getting coronavirus under control. … Read More >No end in sight for lockdown even as France brings coronavirus under control, French minister warns

USA

Escape from New York: 300,000 households flee as lockdowns & surging crime sour residents

Posted on November 16, 2020November 16, 2020By Editor

Roughly 300,000 households have moved out of New York City since March, fleeing a metropolis that has become a land of lockdowns and rising violent crime in a year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic and civil unrest. … Read More >Escape from New York: 300,000 households flee as lockdowns & surging crime sour residents

UK

Lockdown killings: Horrifying stats raise fears of fresh spike in domestic abuse deaths

Posted on November 15, 2020November 15, 2020By Editor

With England little over a week into its second lockdown, shocking new statistics have revealed that calls to domestic abuse helplines are surging, and the first lockdown saw nearly 50 suspected domestic killings. … Read More >Lockdown killings: Horrifying stats raise fears of fresh spike in domestic abuse deaths

EU

WATCH German police use water cannon at anti-lockdown march blocked by counter-protesters

Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020By Editor

Things got heated when Covid-19 skeptic march in the German city of Frankfurt was met with a counter-protest. The police had to interfere, using a water cannon to separate the sides and making arrests. … Read More >WATCH German police use water cannon at anti-lockdown march blocked by counter-protesters